Setting:CATastrophe/MAID Conversion Character Creation

Character Creation

What follows are the rules for creating the standard Kemomimi characters in Catastrophe: The Role-Playing Game.
So long as it doesn’t become a problem, with the exception of Attributes, you may re-roll any of the aspects of character creation.
For example, if you don’t like a particular Special Quality, and can’t think of a way you can get into roleplaying that kind of character, then roll again and see what you get.
If you really want to play a single certain type of Kemomimi, or have picked out a Stress Explosion type that you think is perfect, then ask the GM if it will work.

Step 1: Attributes

Roll 2D6 and divide by 3 (rounding down) for each of the six Attributes below.

Athletics	Physical ability, combat ability.
Affection	Your skill at forming bonds with other Kemomimi.
Skill	Your adeptness at using technology and mastering profession.
Cunning	Your ability at tricking enemies and other Kemomimi.
Luck	your gift at finding shinies and making saving throws
Will	Your ability to resist panic, and concentrate.

Step 2: Kemomimi Types

1. Choose a race Archetype (one of the Big 3. Other races can be extrapolated from these, such as Fox can use Dog stats).
Feline: +1 Skill
Canine: +1 Athletics
Leporidae: +1 Affection

Roll a D6 to see what character archetype you have.

Type	Attribute	Adjustment	Description
1	Naive	Luck +1 Athletics -1	Young, inexperienced, and ready for their first adventure.
2	Sexy	Cunning +1 Skill -1	Booty, Beauty, and lookin' good for mates.
3	Pure	Affection +1 Will -1	Pure, kind, and a heart as clear as the water.
4	Cool	Skill +1 Affection -1	Calm and collected, the picture of the unflappable diver.
5	Girlish	Athletics +1 Affection -1	You're the epitome of the toughest, hardest, and most wild divers.
6	Heroine	Will +1,Cunning -1	Honest, single-minded, and a try-hard you are the hero the Kemomimi deserve.

Each race rolls 1d12 for their racial power.

Feline

Racial Power	Effect
1 Purrfect Conditioning:	You take no penalty from a damaged dive suit as long as the canister is intact and can hold your breath 50% longer.
2 Nine Lives:	Once per session when the character hits 0 Spirit, they regain 50% of their spirit and gain a +1 on their next roll.
3 Catastrophic	Once per session you may add +1 per Kemomimi in your party to an attack roll.
4 Cat's Eye for Quality :	Any rolls related to acquiring rare goods receive a +1 bonus. Loot you find is often of better quality than is usually available.
5 Curiosity's Reward:	When scouting an unknown area, you may choose to slip in unseen. The party's luck is increased by for the purpose of finding loot.
6 Light Steps:	You do not set off traps, and have a +1 bonus to disarming them. You can also tell when a building may be more unsafe than usual.
7 The Cat's Call	When you spend Favor, roll 1d6. On a natural 6, the Favor is not expended.
8 The Better to See You With	You can easily see in the dark as if it were daylight.
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Canine

Racial Power	Effect
1 Bite Worse than Bark:	Damaging an enemy's armor or hitting a weak spot causes that enemy to automatically target you next turn with a -2 penalty.
2 Man's Best Friend:	You may spend one turn protecting an ally to get them back on their feet at 50% Spirit
3 C://SPOT RUN:	On a Natural 6 related to technology, the attempt critically succeeds and whatever you were working on works even better then expected.
4 Let slip the Dog Girls of war!:	Your nose can sniff out enemy weak points with ease. Once an enemy weak point is found, a roll of 5+ counts as 6. A roll of 6 counts as 7
5 Fetch!:	Basic parts and items (DM rules) count as always being on hand. You receive a +2 to finding circumstantial items that could be useful in a situation.
6 Play Dead!:	The entire team can go into a sonar blackout mode, increasing the party's related rolls for stealthiness checks by +1, and re-rolling the first failed check.
7 Ruff day
8 The Better to Smell You With	While not underwater, you are able to smell and identify living things and smelly objects within a 10m radius.
9 Hey! Hey! Hey You!	Can communicate simple ideas to non-aggressive wildlife. How cooperative it is is up to the DM.
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Leporid

Racial Power	Effect
1 Is that a Carrot in Your Pocket?:	Rolls related to people that could be considered love interests gain a +1 circumstance bonus, and count as one degree of success higher then normal. This must be role played.
2 Spring Kick:	An attack roll of natural 6 also pushes back and stuns the enemy, preventing them from taking their next turn
3 Breakneck Speed:	While moving, enemies receive a -1 penalty to hit you. You also can move twice in one turn, once per session.
4 Fluffy Tail:	You can designate an attack to taunt the enemy into attacking you next turn. It will do no damage if it hits, but will allow the party to receive +1 to attack rolls against that enemy for the duration of the taunt.
5 Preys, predations:	You may spend one turn acting as an Ally's wingman. They gain a +2 bonus to social rolls during that turn.
6 Keeps going, and going:	You do not get tired as a result of exploring, poisons and toxins wear off in one turn, and you can take an extra turn in combat once per session.
7 The Better to Hear You With	You can hear the location of moving things within 6m, or 12m while underwater.
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Step 3: Kemomimi Colors

Roll a 2d6 to determine your hair colour

X	1	2	3	4	5	6
1	Red	Purple	Orange	Pink	Brown	Vermilion
2	Purple	Blue	Green	Sky	Blue	Navy
3	Orange	Green	Yellow	Cream	Beige	Gold
4	Pink	Sky	Cream	White	Gray	Silver
5	Brown	Navy	Beige	Gray	Black	Metallic
6	Vermilion	Indigo	Gold	Silver	Metallic	Brown

Step 4: Rare Qualities

The next step is to determine your 'Kemomimi's rare Qualities.
These are various physical, mental, or social traits that distinguish a Kemomimi from her fellows. Normally Kemomimi's get two Special Qualities, but the GM may wish to increase this to between 3 and 5 in order to make the game more interesting.
Keep in mind that it can be hard to make 3 or more special qualities play an actual role in the game.
For a starting game, we suggest sticking to two special qualities.
To determine the Kemomimi's Special Qualities, roll 1D66 on the Rare Quality Table below.

Roll	Rare Quality	Description
11	Spots and Stripes	Your fur is textured in a unique way.
12	Tribal Paint	You're adorned by many of your tribes colours, and believe taking them off is heinous.
13	Clawed	You're extraordinarily clawed, even for normal Kemomimi. (both hands and feet)
14	Fanged	Your Teeth are predatory and your fangs may be visible even with your mouth closed.
15	Noble	Your Kemomimi is very well dressed and eloquent, you also feel superior to other Kemomimi.
16	Well Dressed	Your fur extends over more of your body then other more human Kemomimi.
21	Scarred	You've collected a good array of travel marks all across your body.
22	Tattooed	You've been adorned with many tribal tattoos, from your tribe or from the distant ones from your travels.
23	Pierced	You enjoy adorning yourself with the shinies from your travels, and wear most of them at all times.
24	Feral	You're wilder, taller, and more muscular than other Kemomimi.
25	Outrageous Hair	You've styled your hair in fancy or wild ways, and enjoy showing it off whenever you can.
26	Animal Nose	You have a more typical Kemomimi nose of your respective breed.
32	Freckled	Your visible skin is much more freckled then most Kemomimi.
33	Monochrome	Your fur, skin and hair are the same colour.
34	Elf like	Your ears are to the side of your head pointing back, instead of on top.
35	Cross Dresser	Your character disguises his or her real gender, to either gain or repel attention.
36	More Shiny than Kemomimi	You Kemomimi has mechanical prosthetics in varying margins of quality, on more then one part your body.
41	Accented	You speak in a very peculiar way, foreign to most Kemomimi.
42	Prowler	Your Kemomimi is more comfortable going around on all fours then standing tall.
43	Furrless	Your Kemomimi has no fur beside his or her usual (human) hair.
44	Superstitious	Your Kemomimi fervently believes in her ancestors/spirits/midget folks/earless ones/old gods/new gods/etc.
45	Decorated	You're never seen without colorful accessories made of flowers, coral, or seashells.
46	Landlubber	Your Kemomimi would rather not take to water and would rather stay dry, even during treasure dives.
51	Crossbreed	Your Kemomimi is part of the opposite race, this can be one of either of the remaining races after creation. Or a blend of extra Feline traits.
52	Brash	Your Kemomimi has little knowledge or care for finer ways of socializing and is awfully blunt.
53	Short	Your Kemomimi is three quarters, or half the length of all other Kemomimi regardless of age.
54	Albino	Your hair is white, your eyes are red, and you are very sensitive to sunlight.
55	Digitigrade Legs	Your Kemomimi walks like an animal that stands or walks on its digits, or toes.
56	Oral Fixation	Your Kemomimi is rarely caught without a tooth pick or smokable, to relax with.
60	Extra Fluffy	Your Kemomimi's fur is more perky and longer, especially around the tail.
61	Lazy	Your Kemomimi isn't the fastest or the hardest working, and enjoys lounging above all.
62	Botaniac	Your Kemomimi loves the remaining nature and plantlife of the world, and tries to be around it as much as possible.
63	Voluptuous	Your Kemomimi has larger assets then most, male characters are wider and heavier, female characters more curved.
64	Skinny	Your Kemomimi is much thinner and lighter, but more defined in physique.
65	Big Eared	Your Kemomimi has more defined ears, and thus are larger then more proportionate Kemomimi.
66	Swimmer	Your Kemomimi enjoys taking to water at every opportunity, and can usually be found in spas when not diving.

Step 5: Roots and Stress

Roll 1D66 on the Roots and Stress Explosion tables, or the GM may allow you to choose.

Roots table

Roll	Roots	Description
11-12	Oathbound	You promised something to someone, and you can't go back on your word.
13-14	Limelight	You live for the fame and attention treasure hunting brings you.
15-16	Just for Kicks	You act like an enterprising treasure hunter, you are already set with a spouse and riches at home.
21-22	Payback	You became a treasure hunter to get back at someone who wronged you.
23-24	Voluntold	Your tribe selected your profession for you.
25-26	Scholar	Tired of your academic study of ancient technology, you decided to get some hands-on experience.
31-32	Runs In the Family	You were raised by treasure hunters and decided to follow in their footsteps.
33-34	Extreme Conditioning	You became a treasure hunter to perfect your body and skills.
35-36	Went With the Flow	Becoming a treasure hunter just kind of happened.
41-42	Self Loathing	In order to get out of the house and to punish yourself for your laxity or sins, you have taken up the job of treasure hunter.
43-44	Puppy Love	You followed your crush into the profession.
45-46	Girl's Best Friend	You're in it for the shinies and the shinies only.
51-52	Infiltrator	You've been sent by a distant tribe or city to spy on the area, and steal their secrets.
53-54	Loyalty	You feel great loyalty towards a party member.
55-56	Watchdog	You grew up with a party member and became a treasure hunter to protect them.
61-62	Dream Job	You've wanted to be a treasure hunter since you were young, and you worked hard to achieve that dream.
63-64	Grateful	The tribe helped you out of a jam, and you're hunting for treasures to thank them.
65-66	Cousins	You are related to a party member, and your parents asked them to help you learn the ropes.

Stress Table

Roll	Explosion	Description
11-12	Alcohol/Drugs	You drink alcohol (or drugs) until you can’t remember or care.
13-14	Stealing	You steal valuables from everything around you.
15-16	Violence	You unleash violence on everything around you.
21-22	Gambling	You use every penny you have for gambling.
23-24	Racing	You get into whatever vehicle is handy and go for a drive at, at least twice the speed limit.
25-26	Teasing	You start persistently tormenting other Kemomimi.
31-32	Mischief	You start playing troublesome tricks around the city and on the other treasure hunters.
33-34	Running Away	You run away from the party.
35-36	Complaining	You start incessantly complaining to everyone about everything.
41-42	Seclusion	You go somewhere secluded and won’t face anyone, not even for food.
43-44	Crying	You start crying uncontrollably.
45-46	Rampage	You use anything you can lay your hands on to run around destroying things.
51-52	Shopping	You go crazy spending your money on shopping.
53-54	Sleep	You spend all day sleeping.
55-56	Binge	You go crazy eating.
61-62	Prayer	You escape through Superstition, relentlessly praying to heaven or spirits for protection.
63-64	Spoiled Child	You act like a spoiled child, making demands.
65-66	Player Choice	Let the player to your left decide for you

Step 6: Popularity and Spirit

Your starting Favor is equal to your Affection score, times two.
Your Spirit is equal to your Will score, times ten.
Both of these can start off at zero if the corresponding attribute is zero, making the character initially far more vulnerable to dismissal (in the case of Favor)
or Stress Explosions (in the case of Spirit), but something has to happen during the game for either of these to be triggered.

Favor represents how pleased the City/Tribe/Treasure Guild is with a Kemomimi.
The GM (The Nyador Counsel) hands out points of Favor to the Kemomimi characters whenever they deserve it.
In particular, points of Favor should go to Treasure hunters who work hard to serve, assist, or rescue their Kin. These points can be spent in the following ways:

Usage	Cost and Effects
Removing Stress	Spend 1 Favor to remove 1 point of Stress.
Raising Attributes	To raise an attribute by 1, spent a number of Favor points equal to the new attribute level desired, times 10.
Roll Bonus	Spend 1D6 Favor to add +1 to either the die roll or your attribute score for one action.
Random Event	Spend 1D6 Favor to have a Random Event occur.

A Kemomimi whose Favor drops below 0 is banished by the Council or their party.
To avoid being dismissed, Kemomimi can lower one of their attributes by one point, gaining 10 times the new attribute level in Favor (e.g., lowering Athletics from 3 to 2 provides 20 Favor),
until the maid has 0 or more Favor. Of course, that means that Kemomimi can wind up on a downward spiral of reduced ability.

Step 8: Name and Age

Finally, write down your Kemomimi's name and age, determine these by choice or dice roll